Vehicle-body.



No.1814,a24.` PATEN'TED MAR. 1s, 1906.

I E. E. BEADNBR. AVEHICLE BODY. i

ArPLIoATIoN FILED AUG. "/19o5.

' which the following y l y of the vehicle.

' vto producef l' I mais BfA-raar' omen maar n' BRADNER, for. LANsiNG', MICHIGAN.

Specification o fLetters Patent."

' f VEHICLES-BODY.

vPatented Marchil, 1996. I

Applieatiha-lfileu August 7. '1395. Serial No, 273,180.

.To all wiz/0171, it may con/:erft:

B i known that I, .HARRY E. BnAoNm a citizen, of theUnited States, residing at city of Lansing, county of Ingham, State of .'5' Michigan, have invented certain new and .useful Improvements' inv Vehiclefodies, of

y 1s afspeclficatlon.' M This invention relates to rimprovements `1n l ivehiclefbodies. [O v of automobiles,,haveheretofore .been con#` structed great lossand'aynnoyance4 have been -AS venue-bodies,particularly th bodies caused by the crack-ing, checking,` and warp' ing of the walls or the loosening thereof destroys the finish and attractiveness -usedfor the walls, owing tothe warping and.

buckling andvibration the finish'isfsoonjde#v stroyed, and, further7 suchbodiesare objectionable on account -of 'the'reson'ant features thereof.

u is the main bjectOf-this invention t.

provide lan improved `lvehiclefbody by which 25 these objectionable features are overcome.

A'furthe'r object-iste provide anim roved vehicle-body which is very strong an dura- Able, very line finish.

' vehicle-body which possesses these desirable features andis at the same time economical Further objects Vstructural, details will definitely appear from the detailed description to follow. l

. I accomplish theobjects of my invention.v by the devices land .means described. in :the-

following specification. "The invention is clearly defined out in tne claims. y

' A structure embodying the features ol my invention. is clearly illustrated-in ther accompanying drawings, forming ja' part of this and pointed Figure 1 is a rear perspective vie'w of oriehalf bf an automobile-seat embodying they features or my invention. Fig.' 2 is'afron't i perspective view of the structure'appearingl 504v 1n Fig, 1. Fig. 3 .is "a horizontal sectiona view taken on a line corresponding to line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. is a detail vertical sectional view taken on a line corresponding to line 4: 4 v of Fig. 2.' Fig. .5 is a plan view'of a form,` showing one of the steps inthe construction of my improved body. Fig. 6 is a front ele-4 the of the joints,

whichv if it doesnot destroy the usefulness Referring to Where sheet metal has-'been and capable of receiving and retaining ay yAnother object 'is tov.provide animproved and obj ects relatingtothe -rods are arrange panels las described wood lmain supportand hard fiber for the surface.

vation view Fia."

In. the drawings. the sectionalgviews are taken looking in the direction ol the littlearparts throughout the several views., v v

I have in the accompanying drawings illus* trated only one-half-of an automobile-seat, as I deem that sufficient' for the purpose of illustrating myinvention. from the following descriptionthat an entire 'vehicle-body can be constructed-inthe rsaine man-ner. i

construction.. B. is a stile secured -The panel B is' built up ci' iayers consisting of an'inner or body portlon made up of layers of wood suitably arranged and secured tohardfiber, which isgsecured upon .the body portion, preferably by gluing thereto."

" In the construction of my improved vehi-4 y cle-body the body portionof thewallismade v into the desired shapel v v The outer covering C of .hard fiber is'lfirst steamed until pliable. It is then stretched upon the form D and secured thereon and allowed to dry. A clamp consisting of a 'sheet of meta p I E,. havingthreaded rods e secured at. its ends, is prefer ably used for thislurpose.

through the projecting plates D, which are secured on the forward of the `s ,l'Jructure appearing 6o rows at the ends ofthe section-lines, and y similar letters of reference-refer' to similar? i y It will beevident to the of the seat: L' 75 i gether and an outer covering or veneer of edge of the' form D. i The' clamp is adjusted by means of the nuts e on the rods. As the dries it contracts somewhat, thereby'stretching it very tightly over the lform,

95 l effectively conforming thesame there# to. The structure I have'illustrated I have I the drawings, A is the bottom of a seat-frame, theu'same being of common roo I thus lsecure a vehicle-body in which thereV is practically no possibility of cracking or warping, as is thev case .withfwood veneer. The covering C may be of onepiece, thus avoiding joints', which are unavoidable Withyery high finish.

Wood veneer.v Further, the hard fiber does not buckle, Warp, or vibrate, as is the case in sheet-metal panels. Another advantage is that it is capable or receiving and retaining a Another advantageou s'feature is that it does not have the objectionable resonant feature of the Vehicle-bodies having metal panels. The structure is 4also or advantage in that the surface `is very easily and quickly prepared to receive the finish.

I have illustrated and described my improved vehicle-body in the form preferred by Ine on account of its structural simplicity land economy. I am, however, aware that it is capable of very great variation in structural details. I desire to claim the same specifically, as I have illustrated, also broadly.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to ysecure by Letters Patent, s-

l. A vehicle-body, comprising suitable 'hard fiber conformed and lsecured thereto.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presence of two witnesses. i

iHARRY E. BRADNER. (L. j Witnesses HARRIS E. THOMAS, M. C. NICHOLS. 

